Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:14 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:43 am – 5:20 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F52 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month December10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days13 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baxter station, 11 mi away; snow from Blackmont
Nearby landmarksGray Mountainpeak · 4.7 miPotato Knobpeak · 7.0 miSpruce Pine Lakelake · 8.0 miBEAR CREEK OHV TRAILHEADtrailhead · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsC. F. Ataya Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 11,614 acresHoskins Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 5,299 acresBoone Forestlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 31,666 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 5.2 mi · 146,434 acresElk Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 16,801 acresRedbird Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 24,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201219 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 29 Apr 201850 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLeslie County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Perry County, KY, 18 mi away
Drinking waterHyden Leslie Co Water Districtserves 9,614 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,890 ft576 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital10.4 miPost officeAsher Post Office2.9 miFire stationStinnett Volunteer Fire and Rescue4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical College - Harlan Campus14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI65 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS90 miUS highwayUS 4211.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40816 ZIP area.
